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Past

The past is the set of all events that occurred before a given point in time. The past is contrasted with and defined by the present and the future. The concept of the past is derived from the linear fashion in which human observers experience time, and is accessed through memory and recollection. In addition, humans have recorded the past since the…

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Past

Nodes55
Edges54
Triples20
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.036364
Components1

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related to Other uses · 10
Past → Alternatively, European Kings, Fielding Road, For, He, I'm, People, Queens, The, We
related to Grammar · 4
Past → English, For, In English, The
is a · 3
Past → apparition that shows the main character, object of study within such fields as time, set of all events that occurred before a given point in time
see also · 2
Past → AntiquarianArchaismArtifactCultural, History
related to Fields of study · 1
Past → The

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time tense present point history continuous sentence action used also actions perfect refers describe completed word one verb life future

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Pastis aset of all events that occurred before a given point in time0.90text
Pastis aapparition that shows the main character0.90text
Pastis aobject of study within such fields as time0.90text
Pastrelated to Fields of studyThe0.60section
Pastrelated to GrammarIn English0.60section
Pastrelated to GrammarEnglish0.60section
Pastrelated to GrammarThe0.60section
Pastrelated to GrammarFor0.60section
Pastrelated to Other usesThe0.60section
Pastrelated to Other usesFor0.60section
Pastrelated to Other usesFielding Road0.60section
Pastrelated to Other usesAlternatively0.60section

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